U. S. Navy in Space: Past, Present, and Future

The announcement last summer of the establishment of the U. S. Navy Space Command, and its subsequent activation at Dahlgren, Va., in October 1983, may have come as a surprise to some. This, however, was the latest of a series of actions taken by the Department of the Navy over the last several years to consolidate the Navy's space efforts. In fact, since the beginning of the Space Age, the Navy has been interested in space and involved in space-related activities. Its contributions in space science and technology have been significant. Driven by a realization that space assets are exceptionally well matched to its global mission, the Navy has become a major user of space. Primary areas of current activity include command, control, and communication and navigation and collection of environmental information. The Navy's operational use of space systems, the nature of the evolving Soviet threat (both air and space) directed in a large measure at U. S. naval targets, and the recent advances made in space technology, all argue for an increased level of Navy involvement in future Department of Defense space activities to secure Navy interests. As viewed by Navy decision-makers, this increased level of involvement will be selective in nature, emphasizing space research and development and operations that are considered vital to Navy interests.     

Confluence of navigation, communication, and control in distributedspacecraft systems

This research details the development of technologies and methodologies that enable distributed spacecraft systems by supporting integrated navigation, communication, and control. Operating at the confluence of these critical functions produces capabilities needed to realize the promise of distributed spacecraft systems, including improved performance and robustness relative to monolithic space systems. Navigation supports science data association and data alignment for distributed aperture sensing, multipoint observation, and co-observation of target regions. Communication enables autonomous distributed science data processing and information exchange among space assets. Both navigation and communication provide essential input to control methods for coordinating distributed autonomous assets at the interspacecraft system level and the intraspacecraft affector subsystem level. A technology solution to implement these capabilities, the Crosslink Transceiver, is also described. The Crosslink Transceiver provides navigation and communication capability that can be integrated into a developing autonomous command and control methodology for distributed spacecraft systems. A small satellite implementation of the Crosslink Transceiver design is detailed and its ability to support broad distributed spacecraft mission classes is described     

空间机器人研究进展及技术挑战

空间机器人是实现空间操控自动化和智能化的使能手段之一,在无人及载人的空间科学探索活动中至关重要。首先,回顾了国际空间站舱内外机器人、中国空间站机器人、在轨自由飞行空间机器人等几类轨道空间机器人工程应用现状,以及已成功在轨应用月面机器人和火星机器人两类星表机器人系统的应用现状。其次,针对空间机器人后续日益复杂的任务需求,探讨了空间机器人在机构构型、关节驱动、末端操作、感知认知、行走移动、动力学与控制等方面面临的技术挑战。然后,论述了空间机器人在多臂、超冗余、柔性化、可重构、仿生等新型机构构型方面的探索,介绍了空间机器人主动、被动柔顺关节方面的研究进展,论述了空间机器人末端执行器在专用化工具及通用化多指灵巧手两个方向的研究进展,总结了星表机器人在新型移动机构构型、高自主导航方面的研究进展,介绍了空间机器人在多传感器集成融合、力与触觉感知方面的研究进展,论述了空间机器人在多臂协调控制、柔顺控制、漂浮基座抓捕动力学控制等方面的研究进展。最后,展望了空间机器人在空间目标抓捕与移除、高价值飞行器在轨服务与维修、空间大型构件在轨组装及星球科学探测等方面的应用前景。     

空间机械臂技术综述及展望

介绍了国外空间机械臂在轨技术验证与工程应用的概况,从任务类型、构型配置、末端执行器与操作方式方面分析了空间机械臂技术的发展趋势。综述了空间机械臂的任务规划、系统控制、路径规划、视觉感知、末端执行器、遥操作控制及地面试验验证7项关键技术。介绍了中国试验七号与天宫二号空间机械臂在轨验证情况,重点介绍了正在研制的中国空间站机械臂基本方案。最后,总结了目前空间机械臂技术存在的问题,并对中国未来空间机械臂技术发展提出了建议。     

Parameterization and adaptive control of space robot systems

In space application, robot system are subject to unknown or unmodeled dynamics, for example, in the tasks of transporting an unknown payload or catching an unmodeled moving object. We discuss the parameterization problem in dynamic structure and adaptive control of a space robot system with an attitude-controlled base to which the robot is attached. We first derive the system kinematic and dynamic equations based on Lagrangian dynamics and the linear momentum conservation law. Based on the dynamic model developed, we discuss the problem of linear parameterization in term of dynamic parameters, and find that in joint space, the dynamics can be linearized by a set of combined dynamic parameters; however, in inertial space linear parameterization is impossible in general. Then we propose an adaptive control scheme in joint space, and present a simulation study to demonstrate its effectiveness and computational procedure. Because most takes are specified in inertial space instead of joint space, we discuss the issues associated to adaptive control in inertial space and identify two potential problem: unavailability of joint trajectory because the mapping from inertial space trajectory is dynamic-dependent and subject to uncertainty; and nonlinear parameterization in inertial space. We approach the problem by making use of the proposed joint space adaptive controller and updating the joint trajectory by the estimated dynamic parameters and given trajectory in inertial space     

空间模块化机械手系统容错控制系统研究

研究搭载在空间站或其他近地轨道航天器上的空间模块化机械手系统的容错控制系统.与地面应用环境相比较,空间特殊的应用环境存在许多不同,因而传统工业机械手系统的设计技术不能直接应用于空间机械手系统的设计.考虑到空间应用对系统质量、体积、功耗、研制费用和周期所提出的苛刻要求,主要采用COTS器件设计并实现该空间机械手系统的容错控制系统,介绍了系统的软硬件体系结构及其特点,最后给出系统的性能参数.在系统设计中采用许多已有的设计技巧与工程经验,具有高可靠性和工程实用性.     

空间环境对超低轨道卫星轨迹规划的影响

针对超低轨道卫星受空间环境影响显著,对特定目标的轨迹规划难度大的问题,分析了经验大气模型中空间环境参数预报的预报误差以及空间环境参数预报对轨迹规划的影响.在目前空间环境参数预报的误差特性的基础上,建立了轨道控制量和空间环境参数双变量的轨迹评估规划的算法,通过轨迹规划评估后选取最优轨迹规划方案.该算法能够很好地适应空间环境参数的变化,降低空间环境参数预报误差带来的轨道控制风险.目前,该算法已在某超低轨道卫星的轨迹规划中得到成功应用,对需要考虑空间环境因素影响的较低轨道卫星的轨迹规划与控制具有一定的借鉴意义.     

航天任务计划工作模式研究

地面采用何种方式来调度运行任务系统并对航天器实施控制,是飞行控制中心面临的一个重大问题。本文针对航天任务的特点,提出了采用计划工作模式的思想与方法。首先论述了采用计划工作模式的理论依据,然后探讨了计划工作模式的基本概念、特点和要求,阐述了航天任务计划工作模式的基本内容,最后讨论了计划工作模式的关键技术以及采用计划工作模式实现飞行控制自动化的可能性。     

惯性参数不确定的自由漂浮空间机器人自适应控制研究

针对自由漂浮空间机器人系统惯性参数不确定问题,提出一种笛卡儿空间内的自适应轨迹跟踪控制方法。采用扩展机械臂模型建立了自由漂浮空间机器人关节空间动力学方程,进而推导笛卡儿空间中的自由漂浮空间机器人动力学方程。在基于逆动力学法的自由漂浮空间机器人自适应控制器设计中,利用标称控制器离线固定控制参数与补偿控制器在线补偿方法,既可以保证惯量矩阵可逆,又可以使控制参数实时估计。采用Lyapunov方法的稳定性分析表明系统是稳定且渐进收敛的。最后,应用该控制方法对两杆平面自由漂浮空间机器人进行了仿真研究。仿真结果显示自由漂浮空间机器人末端执行器在笛卡儿空间具有良好的轨迹跟踪能力。     

激光微推进器用于微小卫星的姿轨控仿真

为研究激光微推进器用于微小卫星在轨空间飞行任务的可行性,利用已建立的激光推进微小卫星仿真平台,对微小卫星在轨姿态调整、轨道维持和轨道转移等飞行任务进行了仿真和分析。仿真结果表明,星载激光微推进器可满足在轨微小卫星的高控制精度姿态调整、近地观测轨道维持以及较长时间要求的轨道转移等空间任务对推进系统的要求。     

空间电源系统关键技术分析

介绍了空间电源系统的功能及组成结构。在大功率、高可靠性航天器发展应用背景下,从三个方面分析了空间电源系统设计的关键技术。跟踪国际最前沿的空间电源技术动态,指出空间电源系统的发展方向,并详细分析了功率控制模块电路,对后续电源系统的优化设计工作具有参考意义。     

DECENTRALIZED ROBUST CONTROL FOR UNCERTAIN FLEXIBLE SPACE STATION

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空间站姿态/动量联合非线性控制

从Lyapunov稳定性理论出发,设计了一个非线性控制器,实现了空间站姿态和控制力矩陀螺角动量的联合控制。在此基础上,为抑制周期性环境干扰力矩对姿态控制性能的影响,引入了周期性扰动抑制滤波器,对非线性姿态/动量控制器进行了改进。改进的控制器不但可以抑制空间站姿态的周期性波动,而且可在满足特定飞行任务的前提下,建立空间站指向和控制力矩陀螺动量管理间的折中。控制器参数物理意义明确,易于调整。对空间站姿态控制/动量管理系统的仿真结果表明,该控制器是可行的。     

广义轨道根数空间的轨道机动可达性

在由动量矩矢量和偏心率矢量定义的广义轨道根数度量空间内,研究了在初始轨道的任意点施加幅值固定的单脉冲后卫星的可达区域,包括脉冲施加的位置任意、方向固定和位置固定、方向任意2种情况,给出了广义轨道根数空间中轨道机动的可达性判据.通过比较脉冲作用前后的广义轨道根数,评估了单脉冲对广义轨道根数的影响,并且利用数值仿真分析了脉冲作用位置、方向与广义轨道根数空间中度量的关系.最后,在广义轨道根数空间中给出了轨道到轨道的机动策略,验证了广义轨道根数的可行性.     

可重复使用运载器再入轨迹与制导控制方法综述

可重复使用运载器（RLV）是未来实现快速、可靠及廉价进出空间的必然趋势，也是当前航空航天领域的研究热点。对RLV再入段的轨迹优化、制导及控制方法进行了综述。在RLV再入轨迹优化方法上，分别从间接法、直接法以及伪谱法等方面进行了综述，在深入分析每类方法特点的基础上，对其未来发展趋势进行了展望；在RLV再入制导方法上，分别从离线标称轨迹制导、在线轨迹重构制导、预测校正制导等方面进行了综述，对每类再入制导方法进行了优缺点分析，并对未来发展方向进行了总结；在RLV再入姿态控制方法上，分别从线性控制方法、非线性控制方法、智能控制方法等方面对其进行了综述，并对其特点和未来发展趋势进行了分析。最后，对RLV再入制导控制一体化方法进行了综述，指出了未来RLV制导控制一体化研究中亟需解决的关键问题。     

Capture and detumbling control for active debris removal by a dual-arm space robot

Active debris removal (ADR) technology is an effective approach to remediate the proliferation of space debris, which seriously threatens the operational safety of orbital spacecraft. This study aims to design a controller for a dual-arm space robot to capture tumbling debris, including capture control and detumbling control. Typical space debris is considered as a non-cooperative target, which has no specific capture points and unknown dynamic parameters. Compliant clamping control and the adaptive backstepping-based prescribed trajectory tracking control (PTTC) method are proposed in this paper. First, the differential geometry theory is utilized to establish the constraint equations, the dynamic model of the chaser-target system is obtained by applying the Hamilton variational principle, and the compliance clamping controller is further designed to capture the non-cooperative target without contact force feedback. Next, in the post-capture phase, an adaptive backstepping-based PTTC is proposed to detumble the combined spacecraft in the presence of model uncertainties. Finally, numerical simulations are carried out to validate the feasibility of the proposed capture and detumbling control method. Simulation results indicate that the target detumbling achieved by the PTTC method can reduce propellant consumption by up to 24.11%.     

参数不确定空间机械臂系统的增广自适应控制

讨论了载体位置与姿态均不受控制的漂浮基两杆空间机械臂系统的控制问题,为此对系统的运动学、动力学作了分析。结果表明 :结合系统动量守恒及动量矩守恒关系得到的系统广义Jacobi关系、以及系统的动力学方程将为系统惯性参数的非线性函数。证明了借助于增广变量法可以将增广广义Jacobi矩阵以及系统动力学方程表示为一组适当选择的惯性参数的线性函数。在此基础上,给出了系统参数未知时,空间机械臂末端抓手跟踪惯性空间期望轨迹的增广自适应控制方案。通过仿真运算,证实了方法的有效性。     

大型复合航天器的建模与分散控制技术

综述了空间站一类大型复合航天器的建模与控制方法,首先分析了大型复合航天器的结构动力学特性以及对其进行有效控制所面临的主要困难,然后研究了便于控制系统工程实现的大型复合航天器建模方法,继而对大系统分散控制技术在大型复合航天器控制中的应用前景作了详尽分析,指出分散变结构控制方法和分散协同控制技术在大型复合航天器控制中的优越性;最后还探讨了大型复合航天器系统设计中必须注意的一些工程实际问题。     

Psychological, psychiatric, and interpersonal aspects of long-duration space missions

America's future in space calls for manned missions that are of long duration and increasing complexity. Under these conditions, psychological and interpersonal stressors will take on added importance in affecting the safely of the crew and the outcome of the mission. Through an analysis of reports from manned American and Soviet space missions and Earth-bound simulations, several psychological, psychiatric, and interpersonal issues can be identified that could affect the success of the space station and other long-duration space ventures. Psychological issues include sleep problems, alteration in time sense, demographic effects, career motivation, transcendent experiences, homesickness, and alteration in perceptual sensitivities. Psychiatric issues include anxiety, depression, and psychosis, psychosomatic symptoms, emotional problems related to the stage of the mission, and postflight personality changes. Interpersonal issues include interpersonal tension, decreased cohesiveness over time, need for privacy, and task vs emotional leadership. Steps can be taken to minimize the impact of these issues, both before and during the mission.     

基于工作流技术的测控信息会签系统设计

为了解决地面测控中心采用纸质方式会签测控信息工作量大、效率低、多航天器支持能力差的问题,论述了测控信息会签系统的设计方法、实施效果。通过分析载人航天测控信息会签的需求和特点,采用工作流技术对测控数据处理过程进行阶段划分和抽象建模,设计用户、岗位和任务的多对多映射方式,规划层次化的会签流程模板,实施会签流程多层次复用和动态组装,构建基于B/S(Browser/Server,浏览器/服务器)模式跨平台的系统架构,以数据库实时同步为基础,建立对称的实时热备工作模式,设计多任务通用的数据库结构,实现了测控信息的在线会签。实际应用表明,基于工作流技术的在线会签系统大幅缩短了测控数据处理周期,提高了航天器上行控制效率,有较高的推广价值。